​Employment Services

Kitsap County provides funding for employment services to approximately 320 adults with developmental disabilities each month. Over 120 local businesses competitively employ Kitsap residents with developmental disabilities throughout the county.

Transition Services

- Job Foundation & School to Work


Transition services prepare young adults exiting the public school system to secure meaningful work. Services assist students and their family in building a bridge from hight school to adult employment programs. Support is provided to coordinate funding between the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitiation (DVR).

Individual Supported Employment (IE)
Individual supported employment (IE) services are a part of an individual's pathway to employment and are tailored to individual needs, interests, abilities, and promote career development.  Services are individualized as necessary to help persons with developmental disabilities obtain and continue integrated employment at or above the state's minimum wage in the general workforce.

Individual supported employment services may include; intake, discovery, assessment, job preparation job marketing, job supports, record keeping, and support to maintain a job.

Community Inclusion
​Community inclusion services are individualized and provided in typical integrated community settings. Services will promote individualized skill development, independent living and community integration for persons to learn how to actively and independently engage in their local community.  Activities will provide opportunities to develop relationships and to learn, practice and apply skills that result in greater independence and community inclusion.  

Community inclusion services may be authorized in addition to employment support for working age individuals who have received nine months of employment support.

Service Partners

Select a service partner below to learn more about their organization, including programs and services that support the residents of Kitsap County and the Developmental Disabilities program.
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